Unselfish Motivations and Deviance: An Empirical Examination of Social Concern Theory among South Korean Adolescents
- Authors
- Hong, H[Hong, Hyunhee]; Han, Y[Han, Yoonsun]; Lee, DH[Lee, Dong Hun]
- Issue Date
- Jun-2020
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
- Citation
- DEVIANT BEHAVIOR, v.41, no.6, pp.705 - 717
- Indexed
- SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
- Volume
- 41
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 705
- End Page
- 717
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/4210
- DOI
- 10.1080/01639625.2019.1594318
- ISSN
- 0163-9625
- Abstract
- The study tested the mediating role of social concern - or intrinsic unselfish motivations - in the relationship among teacher bonds, deviant peer association, and youth delinquency in Korea, a cultural setting that promotes social concern. Multi-group path analysis with nationally representative data of Korean adolescents (N = 2,089) indicated that teacher bonds predicted lower levels of delinquency, whereas deviant peer association predicted higher levels. Bonding with teachers was significantly related to social concern; however, social concern predicted less deviant behavior for boys only. Prevention policies that improve the quality of teacher-youth relationships may more effectively restrain self-interested behavior than intensified punishment.
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